Where does “обста́вить” come from?

обста́вить (Russian) comes from Russian ста́вить, from Old East Slavic ставити, from Proto-Slavic stàviti — to place, put.

обста́вить (Russian): to surround (with), to encircle (with)

Definitions

  1. to surround (with), to encircle (with)

Ancestry of “обста́вить”, step by step

обста́вить traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian ста́вить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianста́витьto place
2Old East Slavicставити—
3Proto-Slavicstàvitito place, put

via Russian об–

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianоб–before certain letters

Words derived from “обста́вить”

Every word from Proto-Slavic stàviti →Every word from Old East Slavic ставити →Every word from Russian ста́вить →